Three-piece Fear of Men are an earnest bunch. Their name is taken from an anxiety disorder (Androphobia) frontwoman Jessica Weiss came across while researching mental illness, while the band formed after guitarist Daniel Falvey was drawn to the ambient soundtracks Weiss was creating for short films. From there they started swapping mixtapes, brought in drummer Michael Miles and, as the press release cheerily states, started to explore "crippling disconnection, boredom and sexual dread". Having shared some of their early demos via last year's well-received Early Fragments EP, their debut album Loom is due next month, preceded by the relatively muscular first single, Luna. Premiered here is that song's more introspective but no less lovely b-side, Outrun Me. Built around Weiss' precise vocal, it delicately walks a line between pretty (that lilting guitar figure) and almost unbearable sadness (most of the rest of it). As for its inspiration, well that's all down to Kafka. "Outrun Me is a song I wrote when I got back from a trip to Prague last year," explains Weiss. "I was kind of obsessed with Kafka at the time (still am) so this was an abstract exploration of themes like isolation and disconnection. It's quite personal as well, examining how we let people influence our lives and what we believe about ourselves."Outrun Me will be released by DIY label Art is Hard with A-side Luna on a flexi disc 7" 7 April. Loom is out on 21 April via Kanine Records.